After reading some contents related to Google's new A2A, it still didn't click to me, how is it different from MCP? Can someone please ELI5 with a good example?<p>In my mind, I am still designing things with MCP. Even the communication between 2 agents can modeled as MCP with some capabilities.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is essentially a protocol for tool access. It defines a standard way for large language models to interact with various tools, data, and resources. Simply put, MCP enables AI to use various functionalities, much like how programmers call functions.<p>A2A (Agent-to-Agent Protocol) focuses on agent collaboration. It establishes ways for intelligent agents to discover, communicate, and cooperate with each other, allowing different AI systems to work together like human teams.<p>Taken straight from this article:<p><a href="https://a2aprotocol.ai/blog/a2a-vs-mcp" rel="nofollow">https://a2aprotocol.ai/blog/a2a-vs-mcp</a>